Varco Pruden Buildings’ Web-Restrained Brace (WRB) is an all-steel, buckling-restrained brace for projects in earthquake prone regions. The brace has equal strength under tension and compression loading. It can reduce the number of bays of wall bracing and the size and quantity of required roof bracing. WRB is a tested and prequalified product according to the North American steel standards: AISC 341-10.
Seismic brace reduces bays
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